Energy

Energy policy in the ACT is the responsibility of the Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water (DECCEW).  The Commission's roles in relation to energy include the following:

• licensing electricity and natural gas networks, and retail suppliers under the Utilities Act 2000 
    
• approving standard customer contracts for franchise customers under the Utilities Act 2000
   
• reporting on compliance and performance of licensed utilities under the Utilities Act 2000
    
• overseeing industry codes under the Utilities Act 2000
     
• undertaking the role of scheme regulator for the Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme (GGAS) under the Electricity (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Act 2004 
   
• determining, when requested by Government, transitional franchise tariffs for electricity under the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997.

The following energy-related roles, previously performed by the Commission, are now carried out under national arrangements:

• regulating electricity and natural gas distribution network access and pricing - this has now moved to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER)
     
• coordinating electricity metrology - this has now moved to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)